Cell Pro

£209.99

DETAILS:

FMA Direct and Revolectrix have teamed up once again on this ambitious endeavor. The industry's first 1344W workhorse! So much more than a charger, we had to call it something else, so we chose to label it a "Battery Workstation". Capable of charging, discharging, monitoring, or performing multiple cycles on any current or future battery chemistry at alarming speed, PL8 represents the end of all speculation about who sells the most powerful battery management system in its class for the best value. At $0.17 per WATT, it blows the lid off the competition and represents unprecedented VALUE. If for no other reason, the competition will be scratching their heads trying to figure out how to catch up to this one. Add to these facts, the industry's first, well-conceived plan to support safe parallel charging of virtually any number of same-cell-count packs all at once, and you will realize that the investment in PL8 has paid for itself many times over. You no longer need more batteries. You need a battery workstation that can charge, discharge, cycle or monitor many packs faster than you can fly them to depletion!

FEATURES:

Using +26.35VDC to +32VDC input, 1344W output will deliver full current rating (40A) over the full range of output voltage up to 33.6V

Industry's first "daisy-chainable" Safe Parallel adapters available to maximize available power potential. Safely connect virtually any number (2s-6s for any brand or 2s-8s Cellpro compatible) of equal cell count/capacity together in parallel; charge, discharge, cycle, or monitor on a single PowerLab 8 (v2) unit. These items are peripheral products, available separately or as part of Combo packages, not included as a part of the basic PowerLab 8 (v2) unit.

Smart power management allows customer to select between programmable input power sources. Using the Charge Control Software (CCS), choose from several templates to get you in the ballpark, then fine tune the settings. Available settings include power supply input current limit, input low voltage limit, regenerative discharge rate and voltage limit. PowerLab 8 (v2) stores 1 set-up for Power Supply and 1 set-up for Battery and asks for verification one time on start-up

PowerLab 8 (v2) supports charging through node wires only (automatic current limiting to 3A maximum) or node wires in combination with discharge wires (charge rate support up to 40A max)

Initiate charge, discharge, monitor, and multiple cycles at the PL8 or via remote control from the CCS. Graph all major operations when using CCS.

Open Architecture presets allow for customization of any User Preset including show/hide presets on unit, preset name editing, up to 100 parameters control how presets are displayed and charging/discharge/cycling parameters associated with particular batteries and/or charging strategies. Unit includes 25 user preset banks pre-loaded for most major battery type/chemistries, plus 50 library presets.

0.1mohm voltage resolution allows accurate four point internal resistance measurement of each cell

Environmentally friendly, industry first, regenerative discharge capability of up to 1344W. Unlike traditional methods of discharge, which deplete the output battery's energy in the form of heat across a transistor, regenerative discharge takes most of that energy and puts it back into the input battery. In other words, when you discharge your LiPo for storage, you will be re-charging your Lead Acid input battery. The total amount of power that you can achieve is limited only by the amount of current that your input battery can accept, or 1344W, whichever is lower.

PowerLab 8 (v2) is also equipped with a traditional, 100W internal discharge capability which is non-regenerative.

Expansion Channel mode whereby one PowerLab 8 (v2) Primary (Master) can control one or more Expansion Channel Units, send over preset information, control all aspects of charging and balancing. This feature is perfect for charging multiple packs of same chemistry using multiple devices such as split packs connected in series during operation all at unbelievable rates.

Auto charge mode available utilizing advanced fuel gauging technology

Customizable fuel table lookup values based on presets. Fuel tables can be created using a Fuel Table Wizard in the CCS and applied to individual battery brands by presets for improved accuracy

MANUALS:

Click on the link below to download or view items:

PowerLab 8 (v2) User Guide Full version PDF, also available as on-line help included in the CCS with context-sensitive Help buttons throughout the application. For older versions of the User Guide, click here.

PowerLab 8 Online Power Calculators These online calculators are designed to help you determine what kind of power supply you will require to use the PowerLab 8 based on your unique requirements for battery type, number of cells, desired charge/discharge currents, etc. Supports PowerLab 8 (v2)

Tour PowerLab Charge Control Software (CCS) A free Microsoft Windows application is available for use with the PowerLab Battery Workstations. It is compatible with any version of Windows from Win2000 through Win7. The CCS unleashes the full potential of PowerLab 8. The GUI is simple to use and allows access to over 100 parameters per preset. PL8 includes 25 user presets in the charger, and room for 50 library presets. Show, hide, delete or customize presets, save them down to your computer hard drive, pass them on to friends. Graph all charge and discharge data at the cell level, adjust all charger options, update firmware easily and reliably, and much, much more. The above link provides a brief tour of the many features of the Charge Control Software (CCS)

Free "v2" PL8 Charge Control Software (CCS) The ALL NEW v2 firmware and software upgrade for PowerLab 8 (v2) extends output current to a whopping 40A and 1344W. This free Microsoft Windows application is compatible with any version of Windows from Win2000 through Win7. The CCS unleashes the full potential of PowerLab 8 (v2). The GUI is simple to use and allows access to over 100 parameters per preset. PL8 includes 25 user presets in the charger, and room for 50 library presets. Show, hide, delete or customize presets, save them down to your computer hard drive, pass them on to friends. Graph all charge and discharge data at the cell level, adjust all charger options, update firmware easily and reliably, and much, much more. For the older v1 version of the CCS (supports 1000W, 30A output), click here.